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Article: The Curious Mind of John McCain; Ambition and Emotion Color the Complex Intellect of the Candidate
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- The Washington Post
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- August 1, 2008
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In his 2002 book, "Worth the Fighting For," John McCain offered
this confession -- an acknowledgment of a restless mind: "Although
I seem to tolerate introspection better the older I am, there are
still too many claims on my attention to permit more than the
briefest excursions down the path of self-awareness. When I am no
longer busy with politics, and with my own ambitions, I hope to have
more time to examine what I have done and failed to do with my
career, and why."
A telling observation, or so it seems, and refreshingly candid
for a public figure. But the words are not John McCain's. They were
written by his longtime aide Mark Salter, McCain's literary alter
ego. "Worth the Fighting ...
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